Cigarette-holder



YD. PALMER.

CIGARETTE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED June 28. 1920.

Patented Sept. 20, 1921,.

n (CH7 DAVID PALMER, or

PATENT OFFICE.

CHIQAGO, ILLINOIS.

CIGARETTE-HOLDER. v

' Application filed. June as,

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, DAVID PALMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Cigarette-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to cigar and cigarette holders, and has for itsobjects the provision of a holder into which the article may be readilyand quickly inserted and lightly but securely held without danger ofinjuring the paper or wrapper, and which is so light in weight that itmay be left upon the cigar or cigarette while the cigar or cigarette isheld or supported between the lips of the smoker without the additionalweight being perceived. Another object is the provision of a holder thatis made of asingle or integral piece of material and so formed that itmay be readily latched or released with one hand, if desired, andwhereby a spring loops is provided for clamping the cigarette. Byclosing the spring loop the holder will readily conform to the shape or.size of the cigarette-by reason of the interposition ofthe'comparatively long standard and arm between. the holding portion andthe latch, and will lightly compress the filling material so that'theloose ends will be prevented from working out of the end of thecigarette into the smokers mouth. Also, I have provided the spring loopwith a flattened or weakened portion rendering the same more flexible toavoid rupturing the wrapper and permitting the more completeconformation to the cross-sectional contour of the cigarette. Otherobjects will be ap" parent a ter a more complete understanding of myinvention'is had, and I prefer to carry outthese diversobjects insubstantially the manner hereinafter fully described, and 'asparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings that form aportion of this specification which, in a sense, are merely diagrammaticfor the purpose of illustration.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder showing the'sa'me in usewith a cigarette. 4

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the holder showing the arms latched,

ig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 showing specification. Letters Patent.Patented Sept. 20, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 392,255.

the arms released for the insertion of a cigarette.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental view slightly. enlarged of the upper or loopedportion of the holder. j,

Similar reference characters are employed to designate the same partsthroughout the view of the drawings, and by referring to the latter itwill be seen I form my improved "holder of a single or integral piece ofwire of either round or 'fiattened cross-section, one end whereof isbent into a circular or ring-shaped finger grasp or handle 1 by whichthe device may be easily grasped between two of the smokers fingers.From the handle 1 the remaining portion extends outwardly or upwardly ina radial direction to provide a standard 2 that is substantiallystraight (see Fig. 3), and at its outer or upper end the standard isshaped into a single loop 3 that is closed at its outer segment, asshown, and is preferably elliptical in outline.

After forming loop 3, the wire is continued downwardly into anotherstraight piece or arm 4, corresponding substantially.

with standard 2 and at its inner or lower end is bent around andlaterally into a small hook or latch element 5. Th plane of the body ofhook 5 is preferably slightly oblique to the plane of the holderstructure,

- so that an entrance or mouth to loop 3 is provided between theadjacent portions of standard 2 and. element or arm 4 and the and whenin position, shown in Fig. 3, this cigarette is guided between the sidesof this month into the loop after which arm 4 is moved back toward andpast standard 2 so that the latch 5 may engage the'latter,

and thus hold or "clamp the cigarette in the loop. For the purpose ofrendering this loop more flexible, besides provldin standard 2 and arm4, which give considerable flexibility, I have also reduced thethickness ofthe wire, as at 6, by flattening it or otherwise whichpermits the loop to engage the cigarette and 'more readily conform tothe shape thereof.

I am aware that holders have heretofore been made wherein the loop isopen at its outer portion and is adapted to be constricted into agripping position by a movable or slide ring, but my structure has amuch more resilient and secure grasp and is. free from the liabilit ofrupturing the paper or wrapper of t e cigarette or cigar with theoutwardly opening ends of the loop.

What'I claim new 1s: v a 1. A cigarette holder comprising an elongatedpiece of metal bent ntermediate its ends to provide a resilient loop toreceive the cigarette, the portions of the metal extending from the loopforming respectively a standard providing means wherebg' the de-' an armvice may be held by the smoker, an having a latch element whereby thesame may be engaged with the standard to retain the article in the loop.

2. Acigarette holder comprising an elongated piece of-metal bentlntermediate its ends to provide a resilient loop to receive thecigarette, the metal forming the loop having flattened areas to increasethe resiliency of the loop, the portions of the metal extending from theloop forming respectivel a standard providing means whereby

